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Braves 11 @ Astros 7
Colt Stadium
August 26, 1963

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Braves, played on August 26, 1963 at Colt Stadium. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 11 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 26, 1963 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 11 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 11
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 7 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherRon Piche  
Losing PitcherDick Drott  
SaveBobby Tiefenauer  
Game Winning RBIGene Oliver 

Game Info

DateAugust 26, 1963 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Hendley  
Home Starting PitcherKen Johnson  
BallparkColt Stadium 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance5,908 
Time of Game3 hours 7 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tom Gorman
1B: Al Forman
2B: Stan Landes
3B: Ed Sudol

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lee Maye  Center Fielder 
Frank Bolling  Second Baseman 
Hank Aaron  Right Fielder 
Eddie Mathews  Left Fielder 
Joe Torre  Catcher 
Gene Oliver  First Baseman 
Denis Menke  Third Baseman 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Bob Hendley  Pitcher 
Bobby Bragan  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ernie Fazio  Second Baseman 
Al Spangler  Center Fielder 
Jim Wynn  Left Fielder 
John Bateman  Catcher 
Carl Warwick  Right Fielder 
Rusty Staub  First Baseman 
Bob Aspromonte  Third Baseman 
Bob Lillis  Shortstop 
Ken Johnson  Pitcher 
Harry Craft  Manager 

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Braves 11 @ Astros 7
Colt Stadium
August 26, 1963

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         Game of 8/26/1963 -- Milwaukee at Houston (N)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Maye L, cf-lf         6  0  0  0   Fazio E, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Bolling F, 2b         6  3  3  0   Drott D, p            0  0  0  0   
Aaron H, rf           5  3  3  2   Woodeshick H, p       1  0  0  0   
Mathews E, lf-3b      3  3  2  3   Goss H, ph-cf         1  0  0  0   
Torre J, c            6  0  2  1   Spangler A, cf-lf     4  1  2  0   
Oliver G, 1b          3  0  0  1   Wynn J, lf-ss         4  1  1  0   
Menke D, 3b-ss        2  1  0  1   Bateman J, c          5  2  2  3   
McMillan R, ss        3  0  2  1   Warwick C, rf         5  2  2  1   
Cline T, cf           1  0  0  0   Staub R, 1b           4  0  3  2   
Hendley B, p          0  0  0  0   Aspromonte B, 3b      4  0  1  0   
Klimchock L, ph       1  0  1  1   Lillis B, ss          2  0  0  0   
Fischer H, p          0  0  0  0   Smith H, ph           1  0  0  0   
Dillard D, ph         1  1  1  1   Brown H, p            0  0  0  0   
Piche R, p            2  0  0  0   Weekly J, ph          1  0  0  1   
Tiefenauer B, p       0  0  0  0   Johnson K, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Runnels P, ph-2b      3  1  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39 11 14 11                        39  7 12  7

Milwaukee        023 011 022 -- 11
Houston          300 300 001 --  7

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hendley B             1.0  3  3  3  1  1
Fischer H             3.0  4  3  3  3  5
Piche R (W)           3.2  2  0  0  2  2
Tiefenauer B (S)      1.1  3  1  1  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Johnson K*            2.0  5  4  4  0  3
McMahon D             2.0  3  1  1  3  2
Drott D (L)+          1.0  2  2  2  1  0
Woodeshick H          3.0  2  2  2  4  4
Brown H               1.0  2  2  2  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 6th

LOB -- Milwaukee 12, Houston 11
2B -- Warwick C, Torre J, Spangler A
HR -- Mathews E, Bateman J, Dillard D, Aaron H
SB -- Aaron H
SF -- Oliver G, Menke D
HBP -- by Johnson K (Menke D)
PB -- Bateman J
T -- 3:07
A -- 5908

    

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